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   * before installing Ubuntu, power on the workstation, enter the BIOS setting, and update the boot setting. CD/DVD-ROM should be listed as the 1st choice, following by the hard drive for Ubuntu installation   * before installing Ubuntu, power on the workstation, enter the BIOS setting, and update the boot setting. CD/DVD-ROM should be listed as the 1st choice, following by the hard drive for Ubuntu installation
  
- +==== Ubuntu ==== 
-==== Network ==== +   * Use the latest long-term support (LTS) version 
-    * The system administrator requires the HWaddr of the Network Interface Controller (NIC) to add the new machine to the DHCP server. +   * Install the system on the smaller/faster SSD; use the larger/slower HDD for '/backup' and/or '/scratch'
-    * In Terminal, type "ifconfig" to get the HWaddr of eth0 (format = XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX). Write down this string and send it to the administrator. +
-    * After the DHCP server setting has been updated, restart the computer to obtain the correct intranet IP. +
-    * Note: this only has to be done once (no need for re-installation unless the Network Interface Controller has been changed) +
- +
- +
-==== Ubuntu v14.04 (2015/01/07) ==== +
-   * Basic installation +
-     * Put the Ubuntu14.04 DVD into the DVD-drive. +
-     * Restart the computer and boot the computer through that DVD. +
-     * Follow the instruction to install Ubuntu. +
-     * hard drive partition: +
-       * use the SSD as the primary hard drive +
-         * SWAP >= the size of RAM +
-         * the remaining part could be mounted as root ('/') and used for OS installation +
-       * the larger/slower hard drive could be mounted as '/backup'+
  
 ==== SSH ==== ==== SSH ====
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-===== Nvidia drivers =====+ 
 +==== Network ==== 
 +    * The system administrator requires the HWaddr of the Network Interface Controller (NIC) to add the new machine to the DHCP server. 
 +    * In Terminal, type "ifconfig" to get the HWaddr of eth0 (format = XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX). Write down this string and send it to the administrator. 
 +    * After the DHCP server setting has been updated, restart the computer to obtain the correct intranet IP. 
 +    * Note: this only has to be done once (no need for re-installation unless the Network Interface Controller has been changed) 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Nvidia drivers ====
   * official drivers of nvidia graphic card (gnu) is required for better performance.   * official drivers of nvidia graphic card (gnu) is required for better performance.
   * check nvidia graphic card information    * check nvidia graphic card information 
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   * [[http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/en/man1/alt-nvidia-current-settings.1.html|nvidia-settings]]   * [[http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/en/man1/alt-nvidia-current-settings.1.html|nvidia-settings]]
  
-===== Java =====+ 
 +==== Java ====
 <code> <code>
 $ sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin openjdk-7-jre $ sudo apt-get install icedtea-7-plugin openjdk-7-jre
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 <code> <code>
 $ java -version $ java -version
 +</code>
 +Check installed java
 +<code>
 +$ update-java-alternatives -l
 </code> </code>
 Switch between Oracle Java 8 and Java 7 Switch between Oracle Java 8 and Java 7
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 </code>  </code> 
  
-===== Mount disk =====+==== Mount disk ==== 
 +To mount a disk manually
 <code> <code>
-# Find path to new disk+# Find path to disk
 $ sudo fdisk -l $ sudo fdisk -l
    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
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 </code> </code>
  
-  +if necessary, format the new disk 
 +<code> 
 +$ mkfs -t ext4 /dev/device_name 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +To mount a disk automatically during start-up, find the UUID using ''blkid'' and add the disk to ''/etc/fstab'' 
 +<code> 
 +$ blkid -s UUID 
 +/dev/sda1: UUID="2cf0b317-a030-4cb4-a78a-4f4893ac16d1"  
 +/dev/sdb1: UUID="f5d3494d-2d43-485f-97e8-2f9b1b967d90"  
 +/dev/sdb2: UUID="ce1496b4-bb74-4861-b2bb-ef8e6405a905"  
 +$ cat /etc/fstab 
 +# /etc/fstab: static file system information. 
 +# 
 +# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a 
 +# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices 
 +# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). 
 +# 
 +# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass> 
 +# / was on /dev/sdb2 during installation 
 +UUID=ce1496b4-bb74-4861-b2bb-ef8e6405a905 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1 
 +# /backup was on /dev/sda1 during installation 
 +UUID=2cf0b317-a030-4cb4-a78a-4f4893ac16d1 /backup         ext4    defaults        0       2 
 +# swap was on /dev/sdb1 during installation 
 +UUID=f5d3494d-2d43-485f-97e8-2f9b1b967d90 none            swap    sw              0       0 
 +</code> 
      
        
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